29 July,2016 05:45 AM IST | | Agencies
The US President endorsed Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton saying no one is more qualified than her to be the next president, while taking potshots at Donald Trump
US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton embrace on stage.
Philadelphia: US President Barack Obama on Wednesday night made a fervent appeal for Hillary Clinton, casting the Democratic nominee as a custodian of his legacy while rejecting Republicans' message as fostering anger and hate.
Obama, during his address at the second-day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) here, said his former secretary of state is a better qualified candidate than even he or her husband, former President Bill Clinton.
US President Barack Obama and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton embrace on stage. Pic/AFP
"I can say with confidence there has never been a man or a woman - not me, not Bill, nobody - more qualified than Hillary Clinton to serve as president of the United States of America," Obama said to a roaring crowd at the DNC.
Her rival, Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump, meanwhile, is merely ginning up fear to secure votes, Obama noted. Obama said the message at last week's Republican convention in Cleveland "wasn't particularly Republican - and it sure wasn't conservative."
The President also praised former presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders for his efforts to end the role of money in politics and to promote a progressive agenda.
